Sacramento County to cut hundreds of positions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento County officials will consider eliminating more than 900 positions to close a projected $187 million budget gap this summer.

The county's executive office on Monday released figures showing the county needs to reduce positions in virtually all departments. Of the 907 positions scheduled to be eliminated, 640 are currently filled.

The proposed 6.3 percent reduction in the county work force does not include potential cuts to the sheriff's department and district attorney's office.

The Board of Supervisors has to adopt a balanced budget by the start of the new fiscal year July 1.